discomfiture Who acts: someone, plan, everyone, his, She, teacher · What happens: be, make, look, fail, laugh, discomfit · To what, where: discomfiture, mistake, note, audience cheer
«discomfiture» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: discomfiture in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is confused or made to look foolish.
The tree, 15 words det case nmod cc conj punct mark nsubj cop parataxis cc conj mark xcomp xcomp punct root A DET feeling NOUN of ADP embarrassment NOUN and CCONJ unease NOUN , PUNCT when SCONJ someone PRON is AUX confused ADJ or CCONJ made VERB to PART look VERB foolish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 feeling det 2 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 embarrassment case 4 embarrassment embarrassment NOUN Number=Sing 2 feeling nmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 unease cc 6 unease unease NOUN Number=Sing 4 embarrassment conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 confused punct 8 when when SCONJ _ 11 confused mark 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 confused nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 confused cop 11 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos 2 feeling parataxis 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 made cc 13 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 confused conj 14 to to PART _ 15 look mark 15 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 made xcomp 16 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 15 look xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 feeling punct
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1 is present someone confused property tree rules 2 make participle someone not said here tree rules 3 look to-infinitive someone not said here foolish property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
Defeat or failure of a plan.
cc conj case det nmod punct root Defeat NOUN or CCONJ failure NOUN of ADP a DET plan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Defeat defeat NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 failure cc 3 failure failure NOUN Number=Sing 1 Defeat conj 4 of of ADP _ 6 plan case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plan det 6 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 failure nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Defeat punct
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1 fail a plan nom failure «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 To his discomfiture, everyone laughed at his mistake.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root To ADP his PRON discomfiture NOUN , PUNCT everyone PRON laughed VERB at ADP his PRON mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 3 discomfiture case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 discomfiture nmod:poss 3 discomfiture discomfiture NOUN Number=Sing 6 laughed obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 discomfiture punct 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 laughed nsubj 6 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 at at ADP _ 9 mistake case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 mistake nmod:poss 9 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 6 laughed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 laughed punct
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1 laugh past everyone his discomfiture his mistake vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to discomfiture=Recipient 2 discomfit his = he nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent 3 mistake his = he nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 She could not hide her discomfiture when the teacher read her note aloud.
nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj mark det nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj advmod punct root She PRON could AUX not PART hide VERB her PRON discomfiture NOUN when SCONJ the DET teacher NOUN read VERB her PRON note NOUN aloud ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 hide nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 hide aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 hide advmod 4 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 discomfiture nmod:poss 6 discomfiture discomfiture NOUN Number=Sing 4 hide obj 7 when when SCONJ _ 10 read mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 teacher det 9 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 10 read nsubj 10 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 hide advcl 11 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 note nmod:poss 12 note note NOUN Number=Sing 10 read obj 13 aloud aloud ADV _ 10 read advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 hide punct
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1 not hide could She her discomfiture vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discomfiture=Patient 2 read past the teacher teacher's note aloud property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Topic 3 discomfit her = she nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent 4 note teacher nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Much to the bully's discomfiture, nobody joined in.
case fixed det nmod:poss case obl punct nsubj compound:prt punct root Much ADJ to ADP the DET bully NOUN 's PART discomfiture NOUN , PUNCT nobody PRON joined VERB in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Much much ADJ Degree=Pos 6 discomfiture case 2 to to ADP _ 1 Much fixed 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bully det 4 bully bully NOUN Number=Sing 6 discomfiture nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 bully case 6 discomfiture discomfiture NOUN Number=Sing 9 joined obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 discomfiture punct 8 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 joined nsubj 9 joined join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 in in ADP _ 9 joined compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 joined punct
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1 join in past nobody much the bully's discomfiture vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 discomfit the bully nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The villain's discomfiture made the audience cheer.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET villain NOUN 's PART discomfiture NOUN made VERB the DET audience NOUN cheer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 4 discomfiture nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 villain case 4 discomfiture discomfiture NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cheer det 7 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 8 cheer compound 8 cheer cheer NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make past the villain's discomfiture the audience cheer vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cheer=Product 2 discomfit the villain nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 He blushed red with discomfiture.
nsubj xcomp case obl punct root He PRON blushed VERB red ADJ with ADP discomfiture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 blushed nsubj 2 blushed blush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 2 blushed xcomp 4 with with ADP _ 5 discomfiture case 5 discomfiture discomfiture NOUN Number=Sing 3 red obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 blushed punct
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1 blush past He red property vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The spelling bee winner enjoyed her rival's discomfiture a little too much.
det compound compound nsubj nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj det obl:unmarked advmod advmod punct root The DET spelling NOUN bee NOUN winner NOUN enjoyed VERB her PRON rival NOUN 's PART discomfiture NOUN a DET little ADJ too ADV much ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 winner det 2 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 3 bee compound 3 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 4 winner compound 4 winner winner NOUN Number=Sing 5 enjoyed nsubj 5 enjoyed enjoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 rival nmod:poss 7 rival rival NOUN Number=Sing 9 discomfiture nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 rival case 9 discomfiture discomfiture NOUN Number=Sing 5 enjoyed obj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 little det 11 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 enjoyed obl:unmarked 12 too too ADV _ 13 much advmod 13 much much ADV _ 5 enjoyed advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 enjoyed punct
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1 enjoy past the bee winner winner's rival's discomfiture a little obl:unmarked vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer discomfiture=Stimulus 2 discomfit winner's rival nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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